Teacher Salaries

Paterson Mayor Urges Resolution to Negotiations Impasse Between Teachers and School Board

Earlier this month parents, teachers and students gathered together to protest the Paterson Board of Education's failure to come up…

2 years ago

There’s a Catch with Newark’s Hot New Teacher Magnet: Those $62K Starting Salaries Go Nowhere Slow

Newark Public Schools is desperate to fill teaching slots, a combination of teacher burn-out and an increase in the number…

2 years ago

Teacher Union Battle Over Low Wages Heats Up in Paterson

The battle is heating up in Paterson, New Jersey’s fourth largest district, between Paterson Education Association and the school board.…

2 years ago

Citing Local Teacher Shortage, Paterson Will Get $7,500 Signing Bonuses to New Hires

Due to a teaching shortage of 135 teachers n New Jersey's fourth largest school district---ten more than there were on…

2 years ago

What We’re Getting Wrong About the New Jersey Teacher Shortage

New Jersey Republican Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis wrote yesterday that New Jersey needs "to combat the teacher shortage "head-on" to protect…

2 years ago

Paterson Teachers Union Decries Superintendent’s Refusal to Address Poor Working Conditions and Unreasonably Low Salaries

This is an "Open Letter to the Paterson Community" from the Paterson Education Association. The Paterson Education Association (PEA) has…

2 years ago

BREAKING: Paterson Teachers Protest Staff Shortages, Unsanitary Conditions, Huge Class Sizes, Lack of Respect

This is a broadcast from the Paterson Education Association. On behalf of the 2,800 Paterson Education Association employees, we hope…

2 years ago

Big Teacher Shortage Hits Paterson—as Union President Predicted

Paterson Public Schools District announced yesterday that it has 122 teaching vacancies heading into the opening of schools. In addition,…

2 years ago

Elizabeth Teachers Union and School Board at an Impasse on Contract Negotiations

This is an update from the Elizabeth Public Schools District School Board and Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer about a negotiations impasse…

2 years ago

Esteemed NJ Businessman Demands Murphy and Media Challenge NJEA Leaders’ Gold-Plated Salary & Benefits

Josh Weston, who founded Automatic Data Processing (ADP) with the late New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, has some harsh words…

2 years ago